The Xianzhou Yuque (Chinese: 玉阙) is one of the Flagships of the Hexafleet owned by the Xianzhou Alliance. It is led by the "Seer Strategist", the Arbiter-General Yaoguang. The Yuque's specialty export is jade abaci, as the lithogenic ore of the Fallow Earth on the Yuque is the source of the Xianzhou's Jade Abacus technology.[1][2]
Overview[]
The Yuque was the birthplace of the Divination Commission, where the stargazers and diviners gathered to observe the stars and plot the path ahead for the Alliance.[3] As such, they use powerful devices such as the Deca-Light Reflection Barrier Matrix to draw information from the past and predict the future by interpreting hexagrams[4], and the Cloudpeer Telescope, the ultimate astronomical observation device in the Alliance that can detect traces and signals of the Reignbow Arbiter's Lux Arrow and manifestations.[3] The Cloudpeer Telescope was described as standing tall like a towering spire reaching into the sky.[5] Not only could it scry into the distance, it can also be used to send out information. The stargazers steer the Cloudpeer Telescope and peer into the depths of the stars. In the midst of the gloom, the spinning jade abacus emanates a radiance, guiding the ship to its bright destination.[6]
Per the Surveillance Report sent to the Seat of Divine Foresight in the Luofu, the Yuque is currently located around the Giant's Arm star cluster.[7] Yuque Imperial Serum is a type of medicine used in prescriptions.[8]
History[]
At the end of the Year 2609 Star Calendar in the Theophany Era, the Xianzhou Yuque, along with the Yuanqiao, Cangcheng, and Xuling all introduced their own Yellowjacket Census and Almanacs, advising of all death revitalizations on Xianzhou for that year. On May, Year 3061 Star Calendar, the coarse rioted on the Xianzhou Yuque but was suppressed by nobility. Subsequent rebellions occurred on April and July the following year, 3062 Star Calendar. Both were suppressed by the nobles.[9]
During the Era of Bloodshed, the Xianzhou Alliance encountered a Dyson tree called Muldrasil, homeland of the Wingweavers, feeding off nearby stars. As if attracted by the power of the Ambrosial Arbor on the Luofu, Muldrasil began to approach it, and war broke out between the Xianzhou and the Denizens of Abundance residing in the tree.
Fatigued from the Civil War, the aurumaton rebellion, and their emigration plan, all the prisoners in cryo-hibernation were released to counter the invasion — including the Reignbow, who made a deal with the Flint Emperor, allowing the latter to possess their physical body in exchange for the power of the Heliobi. Inspired by the Reignbow's sacrifice, the Xianzhou residents make the same deal, forming suicide squads and marching alongside the Heliobi. During the battle, the Reignbow shot their Sky-Shattering Lux Arrow from the bow of the Yaoqing, using their famed bow "Xuanyuan", causing great casualties among even the furthest ships, the Xuling and Fanghu, which was the third-furthest away in the battle formation. The arrow smashed into the Ambrosial Arbor, severing the connection between the Luofu and Muldrasil.
Around 5,000 years ago, the Wisdom Sapientia Academe was formed on the Yuque, providing a constant supply of talented technicians who believed in the Wisdomwalker to various Xianzhou commissions. Not a single Xianzhou person who believed in the Reignbow Arbiter had any issues with the arrangement. Many intellectuals abandoned their old paths for good and chose to follow the Wisdomwalker on the Path of Erudition. They were called the Wisdom Sect. Most Wisdom Sect members preferred to focus on academic research in their ivory towers, rather than spending time on secular matters. Hence, their presence was not felt much during the Crisis of Belief era. The Wisdom Sect still exists today, although it is hardly known and only has a small group of followers left.[10]
In The Year 4800 of the Star Calendar, the five lineages of the Vidyadhara made alliance on the Yuque, putting their sacred vow into writing: "This oath shall remain unbroken, standing stronger than even earth and steel." Mons Grandis was bound to watch over the Fallow Earth on the Yuque.[11]
Stargazers of the Yuque once produced 152 consecutive years' worth of observational records about the dead planet Syracuse-III and watched as the Antimatter Legion crept very slowly toward this front line, building up an advantage, exerting pressure, and chipping away at any resistance. They speculated that behind the scenes lay an Overlord with a calm and self-sufficient temperament. Based on IPC records, at least 122 planets were plunged into chaos of unknown origin over the past 600 years before their ultimate demise at the hands of the Antimatter Legion. The Yuque's Divination Commission attributed these series of events to another unseen Lord Ravager. The Yuque's Divination Commission observed the destruction of Muldrasil around the year 5320 Star Calendar. The Antimatter Legion destroyed the wingweavers' home almost instantly. According to the speculations of the Yuque's Divination Commission, there may be other worlds like Muldrasil.[12]
During the resistance of the alliance against the Abominations of Abundance, the Intelligentsia Guild once dispatched a troop consisting of the Learned to join the 2nd of the Abundance Wars in Year 5749 Star Calendar. The troop helped in defeating Shuhu, an Abundance Emanator that besieged the Yuque.[13] At some point in history, the Xianzhou Yuque was rescued by the High-Cloud Quintet.[14]
During an unnamed conflict on Thalassa, the Yuque's Echojade Fleet laid out a defense in coordination with the Yaoqing's encirclement and eradication of abominations. The Yuque's Master Diviner, Jingtian, determined the outcome of the battle and relayed it to the Arbiter-Generals, who in turn deployed Heroncrest Fleet of the Yaoqing instead of the Fanghu. Though the Fanghu's Ebonpearl Fleet could have stopped the abominations with their Vidyadhara cloudhymn magi, they were too far away, and current forces on the battlefield would have had to withstand multiple counterattacks from the enemy for six months before Fanghu reinforcements arrived. They pressed a strong offense for some time, but lost any hope of success thereafter due to the Devil Tide of Thalassa.[15]
In the year 8072 Star Calendar, during the Third Abundance War, the Yaoqing and Fanghu alerted the Xianzhou Luofu about the assembly of the Denizens of Abundance, the revival of the living planet Ketu Mirage, and their attack on the Fanghu. The Luofu dispatched four brigades of Cloud Knights to help them fight, but they were still in a dire situation. Diviner Fu Xuan of the Luofu proposed a plan to the Six Charioteers to contact the Reignbow Arbiter using the Yuque's Cloudpeer Telescope, which would be shipped to the Fanghu using a Navis Astriger. The Yuque's Master Diviner, Jingtian, was the only person who has the permission to use the Cloudpeer Telescope and could send out a signal in the format of the Reignbow's decree. The Reignbow Arbiter then descended onto the battlefield and annihilated the borisins' fleet using their Lux Arrow, and nearly one-fifth of the Xianzhou Fanghu's delves were destroyed by the Lux Arrow's bombardment. Master Diviner Jingtian perished in the collateral destruction.[16][3]
On July, Year 8098 Star Calendar, the Yuque reported continuing their explorations along an ancient shipping lane.[17] Sometime in the present, the Xianzhou Yuque was trekking around the periphery of the Giant's Arm star cluster, plotting an ancient course as it continued its explorations. The ship's Cloudpeer Telescope captured signals from Reignbow's Lux Arrow traversing through three of its coordinates. The master diviner interpreted this as a divine mandate, and the Marshal issued orders for the Xianzhou Yaoqing Cloud Knights' Heroncrest Fleet and Red Ballad Fleet to both set out on patrol as hereby informed. In their recent observations, the Yuque Divination Commission reported that the Brood Lord Aksin led his hunting pack against the Shepherds fleet near the Echidna skywall in an internal war between the Borisins.
They also learned from the IPC's data that the wingweavers' Peacock Angel legion had arrived at the Consternation Starzone to locate a Stellaron and revive their homeworld of Muldrasil. They also observed that the Baranza Forge, an industrial planet along the Luofu's route, had been completely neutralized by the Lord Ravager Irontomb's assault, deeming it a medium-low threat to the Luofu and advised the Divination Commission to monitor electrical signals from Irontomb's vehicle.[7] At one point, the Yuque was searching for the leader of the Galaxy Rangers, La Mancha, hoping to rebuild a connection with the hero. It is unknown if they are still pursuing this endeavor.[18]
After the Stellaron Crisis on the Xianzhou Luofu around the Year 8100 Star Calendar, Jingliu and Luocha were to be sent to the Xianzhou Xuling to be held for a joint trial before the Ten-Lords Commission and the Seven Arbiter-Generals according to protocol. However, after General Jing Yuan reported the events to Marshal Hua, General Yaoguang took an interest in their case, and had the Deca-Light Reflection Barrier set up, detouring the two to the Yuque.[19] Master Diviner Fu Xuan had also been summoned to the Yuque for questioning and to meet General Yaoguang.[20][21]
Known Personnel[]
Leadership[]
- Yaoguang — General of the Cloud Knights
- Unnamed Master Diviner — Master Diviner of the Divination Commission[7]
- Mons Grandis — High Elder of the Vidyadhara
Divination Commission[]
- Jingtian † — Master Diviner of the Yuque Divination Commission (former)
- Xuan Yao † — Founder and Grandmaster of the Divination Commission (former)
- Fu Xuan — Diviner (former, transferred to the Xianzhou Luofu)
Alchemy Commission[]
- Dieyu — Former Cauldron Master of the Yuque Alchemy Commission
Cloud Knight Units[]
- Echojade Fleet
Gallery[]
Other Languages[]
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | The Xianzhou Yuque |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 仙舟「玉阙」 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 仙舟「玉闕」 |
| Japanese | 仙舟「玉殿」 |
| Korean | 선주 「옥궐」 |
| Spanish | Yuque de Xianzhou |
| French | Yuque de Xianzhou |
| Russian | Юйцюэ Сяньчжоу |
| Thai | Xianzhou "Yuque" |
| Vietnamese | Xianzhou "Yuque" |
| German | Xianzhou Yuque |
| Indonesian | Xianzhou "Yuque" |
| Portuguese | Yuque do Xianzhou |
Change History[]
References[]
- ↑ Fu Xuan's Voice-Overs
- ↑ Readable: The Luofu Sky-Faring Commission Guilds List
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Data Bank, Characters, Fu Xuan: Character Story: Part IV
- ↑ Data Bank, Characters, Fu Xuan: Character Story: Part III
- ↑ Relic, The Wind-Soaring Valorous: Valorous Mask of Northern Skies
- ↑ NPC: Ruoyue fortune
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Readable: Surveillance Report from the Xianzhou Yuque
- ↑ Readable: Jiaoqiu's Consumable Prescription
- ↑ Readable: History of the Xianzhou: Errata
- ↑ Readable: An Overview of the Faith Crises in the Xianzhou Alliance
- ↑ YouTube: Animated Short: Ichor of Two Dragons | Honkai: Star Rail
- ↑ List of Archenemies
- ↑ Seat of Divine Foresight File Repository: Ally — Intelligentsia Guild
- ↑ Data Bank, Characters, Jing Yuan: Character Story: Part IV
- ↑ Data Bank, Characters, Fu Xuan: Character Story: Part II
- ↑ Readable: Record of Reignbow's Road
- ↑ Records of Yellowbell Resonance
- ↑ Seat of Divine Foresight File Repository: Ally — Rangers
- ↑ Companion Mission, Vita Infinita: Clouds Leave No Trace
- ↑ Trailblaze Continuance, Finest Duel Under the Pristine Blue (I): By Words of Many
- ↑ Adventure Mission, Saga of Primaveral Blade: Way of Primaveral Blade: Rhetoric
